This is a test of my theory that, to achieve that delicious impression of effortlessness, one should perhaps put as little effort into it as possible.

'Juosten kustu' is Finnish for slapdash or haphazard or, literally translated, 'urinated while running'. Finnish is always good for a delicate turn of phrase...

All pieces here were made in fifteen minutes: Open randomly chosen audio file, cut out 5-7 samples, slam them into LMMS, the Linux MultiMedia Studio (excellent software, haven't even scratched its full potential here), throw out some notes, then cut and paste some repetitions.

Most of these feature the voices of Librivox.org audiobook readers, as listed below:

1. The Weak Mind
David Salisbury in 
https://librivox.org/ecclesiastical-history-of-england-by-the-venerable-bede/

2. Warble
Kristin Hughes in
https://librivox.org/warble-for-lilac-time-by-walt-whitman/

3. Vampire
Nadine Eckert-Boulet in
https://librivox.org/la-vampire-by-feval-paul-henry-corentin/

5. The Tin-Lipped
Maria Therese in
https://librivox.org/killgloom-park-by-neil-boyton-s-j/

7. Private Life
Dpranitis in
https://librivox.org/recollections-of-a-busy-life-by-william-forwood/

8. Eight Bottles
Alan Winterrowd in
http://librivox.org/niels-klims-journey-under-the-ground-by-baron-ludvig-holberg/

10. Wollust
is my own voice reading Zarathustra by Nietzsche

11. Meow
Mark F. Smith in
https://librivox.org/uncle-wiggily-and-old-mother-hubbard-by-howard-r-garis/

12. Artificial
Ruth Golding in
https://librivox.org/underground-man-by-gabriel-tarde/

Phew. Keeping book of all these credits took almost as much work as the music itself, but they do deserve at least that!

plus-circle Add Review

comment

Reviews